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TAKING CARE OF YOUR CAMERA
Your camera is precision instrument and a sophis-
ticated machine designed and manufactured to
give you reliable and longlasting service.If you care
for and handle this camera properly,you are go-
ing to be satisfied by its excellent and elegant
design.
The following careless handling may cause major
damages:
1. Dropping and/or banging the camera,which
may damage it in many ways.(Fig. 15)
2. Dropping into water or water damage.Your
camera is not water-proof,particularly when it is
submerged in salty water.It must be protected
from salty breezes or sprays at the beach,any
kind of splashing and rain.If your camera gets
wet,please wipe it dry immediately and have it
examined at an assigned service center.(Fig.
16)
3. Temperature and humidity.You have to avoid
subjecting the camera to extreme high or low
temperature and humidity,since the battery will
not function properly in extreme temperature
conditions.Extreme temperature and humidity
may cause serious damage of rusting to your
camera.(Fig. 17)
4. Viration from traveling in a car,ship or airplane
could cause loosening screws or damage the
camera itself.Padding the bottom of your cam-
era with foam-rubber could minimize this prob-
lem.
5. The shutter mechanism and moving parts of this
camera could be damaged by dirt as well as
sand, so your camea has to be cleaned periodi-
cally to keep it operating properly.(Fig. 18 )
6. Make sure the tripod screw fits your camera
when mounting it on a tripod.Please be re-
3. Keeping the shutter release button depressed
recompose your picture desired.
• Hold the camera steady and gently press the
shutter release button fully down.
• The focus lock can be canceled by lifting your
finger from the shutter release button.
• Be careful not to accidentally cover the Auto-fo-
cus Sensor Windows on the front of your
camera,as this will cause incorrect focusing.
• Keep the Auto-focus Sensor Windows clean to
ensure accurate focusing.If they get dirty,they
should be wiped clean with a soft cloth.
REWINDING THE FILM
1. After the end of the film has been reached,the
film will automatically rewind.
2. After the film is fully rewound and"S" is seen in
the Film counter Window.
• Be careful not to touch the inner lens surface
with your fingers or the edge of film.
MID-ROLL REWIND
If you wish to rewind the film before reaching the
end of the film,push the Mid-roll Rewind Button,no
matter the lens cover is open or close.The film
starts to rewind immediately.(Fig. 14)
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